PROFILE
Dr. Yosuke Mizuno
Tenured Fellow / Associate Professor
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute
School of Physics and Astronomy
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
email: mizuno [at] sjtu.edu.cn
Welcome to my website. I’m a theoretical astrophysicist. I’m interested in theoretical and numerical astrophysics for black holes and related high-energy astrophysical phenomena of relativistic astrophysical plasma in the universe. My research is covered in black hole astrophysics, including the accretion and relativistic jet formation around black holes, jet propagation & stability, magnetic dissipation in the jet & particle acceleration, black hole shadow, and the theory of gravity. I am a developer of the general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics code RAISHIN and a contributor to BHAC (Black Hole Accretion Code). I’m a contributor to the general relativistic radiation transfer code BHOSS.
I am a member of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project and was one of the coordinators of the EHT Theory and Simulation working group (2020-2022: together with Prof. Jason Dexter and Prof. Hung-Yi Pu. ; 2017-2020: together with Prof. Charles Gammie and Prof. Hung-Yi Pu). Currently, I’m a committee member of the EHT Speakers Bureau (2022-2023) and a member of the EHT Science Council (2023-2024).
Announcements
- My edited book “New Frontiers in GRMHD Simulations” was published by Springer Nature [link]
- We invite applications for the TDLI International Research Internship Program for international undergraduate and master’s students. [link]
- TDLI has recruited international PhD students starting in September 2026. [link]
- I always welcome undergraduate students (in particular, Zhiyuan Honors Program) to join my research group and do undergraduate research projects. If you are interested, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.
NEWS
Press Release
- Press Release for Nature Astronomy paper about the future ability of testing the theory of gravity via black hole shadow (11.2025)
- Selected cover image of the January 2026 issue [URL]
- Press Release for Astrophysical Journal Letter paper about cHz QPOs in supermassive black hole (03.2025)
- Press Release for Nature Astronomy paper about the finding of helical filaments in 3C279 jets (11.2023)
- Press Release for Nature paper about the finding of jet precession in M87 (09.2023)
This research selected CCTV’s 10 international achievements in 2023
- Published review article on PIC methods in astrophysics from Springer Nature in Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics (07.2021) [Free access: rdcu.be/cn1KE]
Press Release for EHT Collaboration
- Press Release for Multi-wavelength observation results of M87 during EHT observation campaign (04.2021)
- Press Release for Polarization of M87 Ring by EHT Observation (03.2021)
- Video Interview [TDLI announcement] [BiliBili]
- Press Release for Constraint of Deviation from General Relativity from EHT M87 Observation (10.2020)
- Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration is awarded 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (09.2019) [official announcement]
- Press Release for First Results of EHT (first image of a black hole) (04.2019)
- Interview from Goethe University about EHT (short version, long version)
- Animation of theoretical simulations of M87 observed by EHT [Japanese] [English]
- Access to First EHT Result Papers [ApJ Letter Focus Issue]
Commentary Articles (newspapers, popular magazines, news websites)
- Published commentary article about EHT Sgr A* black hole shadow image (BUSINESS INSIDER JAPAN) (12.2022) [Part 5] (Japanese)
- Published commentary article about a black hole in the universe (BUSINESS INSIDER JAPAN) (11.2021) [Part 4] (Japanese)
- Published commentary article about a polarimetric image of black hole shadow of M87 by EHT (BUSINESS INSIDER JAPAN) (07.2021) [Part 3] (Japanese)
- Published commentary article about the theoretical interpretation of EHT M87 black hole shadow image (BUSINESS INSIDER JAPAN) (03.2021) [Part 1, Part 2] (Japanese)
Current Weekly Schedule (2025-26AW)
- TDLI High-Energy Astro group meeting, Mon 2-3 pm
- TDLI Astro journal club, Mon 10:30-11 am & Wed 10-10:30 am
- TDLI Astro seminar, Wed 2-3 pm
- BH Astro group meeting, Thu 1-3 pm
- BH Astro group student meeting at Minhang Campus, Fri 1-2 pm